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Is it der, die oder das Hähnchen?

DAS

The correct article in German of Hähnchen is das. So it is das Hähnchen! (nominative case)

The word Hähnchen is neuter, therefore the correct article is das.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Hähnchen?

How does the declension of Hähnchen work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative das Hähnchen die Hähnchen
Genitive des Hähnchens der Hähnchen
Dative dem Hähnchen den Hähnchen
Akkusative das Hähnchen die Hähnchen

What is the meaning of Hähnchen in German?

Hähnchen has various definitions in German:

[1] Young slaughtered chicken of both sexes

[1] jung geschlachtetes Huhn beiderlei Geschlechts

[2] Entomology, in compositions for a few leaf beetles from the Criocerínae subfamily

[2] Entomologie, in Zusammensetzungen bei einigen wenigen Blattkäfern aus der Unterfamilie Criocerínae

How to use Hähnchen in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Hähnchen with translations in English.

[1] Während der BSE-Krise haben die Leute mehr Hähnchen gegessen.

[1] During the BSE crisis, people eaten more chicken

[1] „Daphne stocherte an ihrem Hähnchen herum.“[1]

[1] "Daphne poked around on her chicken" [1]

[1] „Als ich in meiner Wohnung war, machte ich mich über das Hähnchen und den Kartoffelsalat her.“[2]

[1] "When I was in my apartment, I went over the chicken and the potato salad" [2]

[2] „Sowie die ersten Spargeltriebe aus dem Boden schießen, etwa Ende April, erscheinen auch die ersten Spargelhähnchen in den Kulturen. Ihnen folgt alsbald der Zwölfpunkt, der nach meinen Beobachtungen bis Ende Mai das Hähnchen an Zahl überflügelt, bis dieses gegen Mitte Juli wieder bedeutend überwiegt.“[3]

[2] “As well as the first asparagus shoots, around the end of April, the first asparagus chicken in the culture will appear as soon as the twelve point, which, according to my observations, outperforms the chicken by the end of May until it is around mid -July in mid -July again predominates significantly. ”[3]

How do you pronounce Hähnchen?

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Pictures or photos of Hähnchen

[1] mehrere gebratene Hähnchen
[1] mehrere gebratene Hähnchen
[2] ein Lilienhähnchen (Lilioceris lilii), Vertreter der Unterfamilie Criocerínae
[2] ein Lilienhähnchen (Lilioceris lilii), Vertreter der Unterfamilie Criocerínae

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